Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)

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About this dataset

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Columns (4)

countrystringiso3stringyearstringvaluenumber

Sample rows

iso3yearvaluecountry
AFE2025Africa Eastern and Southern
AFW2025Africa Western and Central
ARB2025Arab World
CSS2025Caribbean small states
CEB20254.17095321927411Central Europe and the Baltics
EAR2025Early-demographic dividend
EAS2025East Asia & Pacific
EAP2025East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

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